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| Celtics' Garnett fined for off-color remarks |
NBA Basketball |
04/02/2010 |
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| New York, NY (BettingExpress) - Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for criticizing game officials and using inappropriate language in a post-game interview on March 31. Garnett was visibly upset at Thunder forward Kevin Durant's free throw total following a 109-104 loss to Oklahoma City on Wednesday. Durant went 15-for-15 from the free throw line, while Boston as a team went 13-for-17 from the charity stripe. "We were playing Michael (expletive) Jordan tonight, the way he |
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| Maryland's Vasquez named Bob Cousy Award winner |
College Basketball |
04/02/2010 |
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| Maryland career second on the school's all-time list with 2,171 points and 772 assists. Vasquez is the only player in ACC history to record at least 2,000 points, 700 assists and 600 rebounds in his career. Previous winners of the Bob Cousy Award, which is named after the Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtics great, include fellow ACC stars Ty Lawson and Raymond Felton of North Carolina, as well as D.J. Augustin of Texas, Acie Law of Texas A&M, Dee Brown of Illinois and Jameer Nelson of Saint Joseph's. |
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| Celtics and Rockets square off in Beantown |
NBA Basketball |
04/02/2010 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Houston Rockets are on the verge of being eliminated from postseason contention and will try to stay in the hunt tonight, when they resume a four-game road trip against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Houston will be out of the playoff picture with its next loss or a win by the San Antonio Spurs. It is currently eight games behind the No. 7 Spurs and eighth-seeded Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference, and has dropped five of six games, including Wednesday's 119-102 setback |
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| Durant's 37, Green's late threes propel Thunder over Celtics |
NBA Basketball |
04/01/2010 |
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| Boston, MA (BettingExpress) - Kevin Durant scored 37 and Jeff Green hit a pair of big three-pointers in the final two minutes, propelling Oklahoma City to a 109-104 win over the Boston Celtics. Durant, who also had eight rebounds, made all 15 of his foul shots. He had 73 points over two games against the Celtics this season. Russell Westbrook tallied 21 points and 10 assists for the Thunder, who are in sixth place in the Western Conference, a half-game ahead of Portland and a game in front of No. 8 seed San |
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| James steals the show; Cavs cut magic number with win over Bucks |
NBA Basketball |
04/01/2010 |
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| Boston, MA (BettingExpress) - Kevin Durant scored 37 and Jeff Green hit a pair of big three-pointers in the final two minutes, propelling Oklahoma City to a 109-104 win over the Boston Celtics. Durant, who also had eight rebounds, made all 15 of his foul shots. He had 73 points over two games against the Celtics this season. Russell Westbrook tallied 21 points and 10 assists for the Thunder, who are in sixth place in the Western Conference, a half-game ahead of Portland and a game in front of No. 8 seed San |
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| Celtics to face test from improved Thunder |
NBA Basketball |
03/31/2010 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Oklahoma City Thunder are approaching their first playoff appearance since 2004-05 as the Seattle SuperSonics and will resume a three-game road trip Wednesday against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. The Thunder are sixth in the Western Conference, two games behind fifth-seeded Denver and a half-game ahead of No. 7 Portland, and opened the current trek with last night's 111-93 triumph at Philadelphia behind 26 points and 10 rebounds from the NBA's second-leading scorer, Kevin Durant. T |
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| Embracing losing |
NBA Basketball |
03/30/2010 |
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| games of the season. A few months later they embarked on a a then-NBA record 20-game skid. At one point during the nightmare of a season, Philly lost 34 of 35 games and eventually finished an NBA-record 59 games behind the Atlantic Division champion Boston Celtics. The notoriously tough Philadelphia media forever christened the team the "Nine and 73ers". Although threatened a few times, the 73 losses remain the all-time low-water mark for any NBA franchise nearly 40 years later. The New Jersey Nets gave it qu |
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| Celtics and Spurs clash in Beantown |
NBA Basketball |
03/28/2010 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Boston Celtics clinched their third straight Atlantic Division title in their last outing. Now, Doc Rivers' club hopes to get to work on improving its playoff position in the Eastern Conference when it hosts the San Antonio Spurs. Paul Pierce finished with 22 points and eight rebounds on Friday, as the Celtics took a 94-86 win over the Sacramento Kings on a night they wrapped up the Atlantic crown. The third straight division title something Boston hasn't done since taking five in a ro |
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| Celtics claim third straight division title |
NBA Basketball |
03/27/2010 |
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| Boston, MA (BettingExpress) - Paul Pierce finished with 22 points and eight rebounds, as the Boston Celtics took a 94-86 win over the Sacramento Kings on a night they wrapped up the Atlantic Division title. The division title is Boston's third straight, something the club hasn't done since taking five in a row from 1984-1988. Kevin Garnett added 18 points and 13 rebounds, while Ray Allen finished with 20 points in the win, the Celtics' sixth in their last seven games. Rajon Rondo had a career-high 18 assists |
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| Celtics continue homestand with visit from Kings |
NBA Basketball |
03/26/2010 |
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| (BettingExpress) - After clinching their third straight playoff appearance with a tough win on Wednesday, the Boston Celtics will resume a six-game homestand tonight versus the Sacramento Kings at TD Garden. Boston has won six of its last eight games and kicked off the lengthy residency with Wednesday's 113-99 victory over the Northwest Division-leading Denver Nuggets. Paul Pierce led the way with 27 points and Kevin Garnett checked in with 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for Boston, which rebounded |
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